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The Dead Sea Scrolls
Stephen Hodge
其他書名
An Introductory Guide
出版Piatkus, 2002
主題Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology
ISBN07499226059780749922603
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=s6GdNwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋>The Dead Sea Scrolls> is a comprehensive guide to the meaning and significance of one of the most fascinating and controversial archaeological discoveries of the last century.--Provides an overview of the contents of the scrolls-Explores why the scrolls were written and when: are they from the time of Christ or are they copies of much older texts?-Explores the links between the ideas contained in the scrolls, orthodox Judaism and the origins of Christianity-Describes the excavations of the scrolls and what has been learnt about the religious community based at the site-Analyses the controversy surrounding access to, and publication of, the scrolls in their entirety-Features interviews with the major Dead Sea Scroll scholars and explains the key interpretations-Explores in detail the two most extraordinary documents in the collection: the War Scroll and the Temple Scroll, and analyses their descriptions of apocalypse and disaster-Reproduces key selected passages from the scrolls together with the different interpretations of them by scholars-Provides maps, diagrams and plates of the excavations and the scrolls themselves